Rail-fastener.



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0. A. HALL. RAIL FASTENER.

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Patented Sep 1, 1908.

Application filedll'ovember 14,1901; Seria1No.. .02,1.73i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLrvnn- A. HALL, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska,have invented certain and locking a railroad rail in alinement with orto a tie or. road-bed without the necessity the rail.

of injuring or defacing the tie or ro'adbed and to provide foradjustment for different widths I of rail bases and widths of gagewithout defacing or injuring the tie or roadbed or thenecessity or,providing new ties or bars whenever the rail sizes or widthsof trackgages are changed; also to allow the use of any form of tie or roadheddesired, such as concrete, composition, metal, wood, etc., which can beset permanently in place and therails renewe d or changed as tosizes asoften or when ever desired. I

To hese ends my invention consists in either the compound or one pieceform of fastener as hereinafter claimed, and in the combination of thesame .with'a special form of rail support, as hereinafter more fullydescribed with reference to the drawings, in which 1 Figure 1 is a planview showing my invention applied to a metal tie. Fig. 2 is an enlargedside elevation viewed on the line 22 of Fig. 1 and showing the fastenerapplied to Fig- 3 is, top plan view of'the compound form of-fastener.Fig. 3 is an elevation in edge view of the fastener taken on the line ofFig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 4 is anelevation of the fastener on the line ld of Fig. 1 and looking in theopposite direction to Fig. 2. Figs. 5 and 6 are cross sections throughdifierent forms of metal ties showing modifications of the invention.Fig. '7 is a top plan view showing another application of my inventionto a metal tie. -Fig. 8 is a cross section through a concrete orcomposition tie taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 13, and showing anotherform of my invention. Fig. 9 is a'sectional view showing another form ofmy invention applied to a rail supporting plate. Fig. 10 is a furthermodification showing another form of rail supporting plate. Fig. 11 isanenlarged cross-section showing on larger scale the rail supportingplate P, P. Fig. 12is a vertical section taken on the line 1212 of Fig.11'. Fig. 13 is a view taken in a plane longitudinally to the tie andtransversely to the rail-and showing the application ofarail-supportingplate on the top of the composite or concrete tie.

Fig. 14 is a view taken in a plane longitu dinally to the tie andtransversely to the rails showingv the application of my invention as analinement bar for switches, etc. Fig. 15 is a sec tional view taken onthe-line 1515 of Fig.

14, and slightly enlarged. Fig. 16 is a view of the concrete orcomposition tie taken in a plane at right-angles to the rails, showingform of my invention appliedto the same. Fig. 17 is a transverse sectionof the tie and plate taken on the line 1717 of Fig. 16. side elevationand top plan view, respectively, of another form of my invention. Figs.19, 19, 19 are, respectively, longitudinal section of tie, top plan viewand perspective of still another form of my invention. Figs. 20 and 20are, respectively, a

longitudinal section of tie, and planof an other form. Figs. 21, 22, and23 are transverse sections of metal ties of still other modified forms.Fig. 22 is a cross section of the same form of tie SllOWll in Fig. 22,but with a one-piece rail clamp A applied to the same, instead of acompound rail clamp, and Fig. 22* is a detail in perspective showing theone-piece rail clamp.

Referring to Fig. 1., Ll and are the two running rails and P. thecross-over or switch rail laid on' the tie, as formed of the two metalsections X and X. As shown these two metal sections are spaced apart bymeans of metalfilling blocks x which are riveted, bolted or otherwisefastened between the two sections of the tie, so as to leave betweenthe'said tie sections longi. tudinal opening or slot running as desiredsubstantially theiull length or only in portions of the length of thetie. Within the longitudinal slot, of the tie are arranged any number ofmy compound rail clamps consistingeach of the two sections A and B; orwhere the clamp is desired, made {of only one piece, as hereinafterdescribed and claimed, the two metal sections of the tie X and X wouldbe holted or otherwise adjustahly fastened together. faces the slot ofthe tie are deformed or fashioned into clutch faces so as to securelyengage the corresponding faces of the two,

The inner vertical.

Figs. 18 and 18 are a sectional sections pf my rail clamp, or the twofaces of the oneiece rail clamp. The faces of this 4 the rail under aload. As shown, the clutch faces on one side of the slot are in thenature of vertical and parallel corrugations, serrations, saw-tootl'n'ngor other deformations and the clutch faces on the other side ofsaid'slot are horizontal, parallel-corrugations, serrations,saw-toothing or other deforinations.

Theisection A' of my com ound clamp is formed'on its externalv wal Figs.1 to 4,-

" without, as desired, a rectangular flange a,

with vertical corrugations, serrations, sawtootlnng or otherdeformations meshing or interlocking with the verticalcorrugations,

serrations,.saw-toothing or otherdeforma-' tions-of the tie on oneside-of the slot, and the other section B of my compound clamp v 9 hasits external wall fashioned into horizontal corrugations, serrations,saw-toothing or other deformations meshing and interlocking with thehorizontal corrugations, serrations, saw-toothing or other deformationsof the other side of the tie slot. The section B of theclamp is providedwith an overhanging lip or'lug b, which bears upon the up er'surface ofthe base of ithe rail and holds Ste samedown to the tie. Theothersection A'of the clamp is provided with or see Fig. 3, which extendsbehindthe outer .end .of the. clamp section B. The two clamp sections Aand'B are' formed on their adjacentfaces with interlocking means consisting of the rib'or other deformation (1 on the section A- and thecorresponding groove'or otherinterlocking deformation 1) in the sectionB -wbich when interlocked prevent the horizontal separation of'the twosections; or the groove or other interlocking deformation 6 may be onthe section A, and

therib or other deformation a" may be on the section B, or vice versa asmay be desired. The two sectionsA'a-nd B are also looked againstvertical movement away from each other means of a horizontal perforationand a cotter key, rivet, bolt or w her means of fastening C. .5

As will be seen in-Fig. 1, the clamp section f; having the horizontalcorrugations on itsouter face is adjusted to the rail base with thecorrugations, serrations, saw-toothing or other deformations of thesection .B interlocked with the'horizontal corrugations, serclamp sideofthe slot while the interlocking rib or other deformation a" enters thevertical groove or interlocking deformation 6 of the other SECtl011."This clutch connection pretions A and B and when the cotter key, rivet,bolt or other means of fastening C is passed through the sections A'andB it will be seen that the section A is also locked against verticalmovement, so that the compound clamp A, B is rigidly fixed-in place asagainst displacing strains in all directions. It.w ill also be seen thatas the-corrugations, serrations, saw-toothing or other clutch deformations in the sides of the, slot are. (o-extensive with the length of thetie slot, the compound A, B may be inserted at anv point along thelength of saidslot to adapt it to the varying widths of the rail basesor to the position of the switch rail, or tothe variations of the gageof the running rails.

In Figs. 5 and 6, I have shown how my invention is applicableto twodifierent forms of metal or composition ties, the metal orcompositiontie in Fig, .5 maybe either of integral cit-composite construction witha longitudinal. channel way, while in Fig. 6 the metal tie may be formedin two pieces with the slot and its clutch faces formed in a subjacent Tshape bar, X, or'the same may be of channel bar construction with anglebars set on its face bearing the clutch faces.

In Fig. 7, I show a-top plan view of a metal vents the horizontalseparation of the sec tie with my locking and clamping devices in suchposition of the tie only as may be subj ect to variations due topossible adjustments in the widths of'rail bases, but the width of thegage would not be materially altered. In such case the slot is notco-extensive with the length of the tie X but only extends a shortdistance on each side of the rails.

In Fig. 8 I have shown a form of my invention in which a concrete orcomposition tie serves to sup ort a special fOIlll'Of plate on which therai is carried and which plate is fashioned to receive my rail clamp A,B. Said rail plate in this case may be made of two sections P and-Pfitted together with a longitudinal ,rabbet. joint as shown, or saidrail-plate may be of only one piece and the two adjacent faces of theslot in the same provided respectively, with vertical andhorizontalcorrugations, serrations, sawtoothing or other clutch deformations whichmesh and interlock with the clutch faces of the elam'p.' Bolts or othermeans of fasten Can senses ing (Z pass throu h the two sections of theplate, or the one section as the case may be and anchor the same to thesubjacent concrete or composite or other structure.

InFigQ 9 substantially the same plate as shown in Fig. 8 is employed,but one of the members of my rail clamp is formed with a laterallyprojecting lug Z at its lower end which enters a recess in one of theplate sections P so as to firmly lock the clamp against upward movement.in Fig. 10, I show a rail bearing plate, or commonly called tieplate,for a rail somewhat similar to that employed in Figs. 8 and 9 and havingits up per surface formed with depressions.

.Fig. 11 shows, in enlarged. cross-section taken on the line 11 11 ofFig. 13, the twopart base plate for the rail, and Fig. 12 is one formof'section taken on the line l212 of Fig. 11 showing the manner ofholding down the rail base to the base plate by the overlapping of mycompound clamp; Fig. 13 shows the side view of the concrete orcomposition'railway tie showing the application [thereto of my inventionas set forth in detail in Figs. 11 and 1'2 and showing also an elasticcushion S which may be inserted between the plate and the concrete orcomposition tie.

In ll and 15 a transverse alinement bar E is shown as employed in placeof a tie to which nay-inven ion is shown applied for holding the railsin alinenient for use at switches, or at such points where use of suchbar is found desirable. I

In hi 1%- and arehriorced concrete or composition tie is provided withmy invention to the same by means of the sadles T. Fig. 17 may bemodified in many other ditl'erent The clutch faces forms. forming theslot may be merely bars running longitudinally through the length orportions oi the length of the tie, and the rail made to bear directly onthe tie; or the same may be made and applied shown the drawings by meansof the saddles T either overlappingthe o? *"ic shown rely lap- ;nng o nolying on the top of t lie tie. v

In l 18 and I the two rnenibers A and E o i ed 1'11 a ma: scribed b areOllS'tlUCt- .siinilar that air iv dec or opposite i'csupport 1: are tosay, instead or stilt slot with vertical 7 ns on the one side andhorizontal saw too thing or other clutch deformations on the other sidesic the corrugations on both sides of the slot are both vertical andhorizontal, re solving the adjacent or opposite faces of the slot into'asurface of symmetrical clutch projectionswhich;engage alike with thevertical cor ngatio'ns offthe section A and the hori- Zont'alcorrugations of the section B. Or the faces of the clamp may have thesymmetrical clutch projections and the faces of the slot have thehorizontal and vertical corrugations opposite each other, or vice versaas desired. in Figs. 19, 19, and lat) the vertically in sertible memberA is provided with vertical corrugations, serrations, saw toothing orother clutch deformations on both of its sides, the verticalcorrugations on one'side extending throughout theentire face of saidmember which comes in contactwith'lace of the slot and the verticalcorrugations on the other side shown at a being formed on that portionof the member A"wliiclfiextends behind the cooperating iii'ember B. Inthis form of the device it willbe' seen that the vertically insertibleInembe'rA has-an interlocking clutch connection with both olt'he clutchfaces on the opposite sides of the'slot. 1

In Figs. 20 and 20 thesanie arrangement of clutch faces and clampmembers is"employed as in Figs. 19 and lg' except that in the latterfigures the clutch faces of the slot are formed in independent platesMbolted, riveted or otherwise fastened to the two parts of the metal tieX, while in Figs. 20 and 2O clutch faces are formed directly on theinner surfaces of the tie sections X In Fig. 21 which shows a form ofmetallic tie with a subjacent plate 0 applied to the same and containingthe clutch faces, the plate and the tie are fastened together by rivets,bolts or other means of fastening F, and which may if desired alsosecure cushions G to the metal tie. T he elastic cushions G may be usedor left off entirely and the rail made to bear directly on the tie it sodesired.

In Fig. a different form of metallic tie is shown composed oia T -bar Iant we angle bars, or other bars, X and'X bolted, riveted or otherwisefastenedv to the web of of the T-bar and to each other by bolt, rivet orother fastening H, the clutch faces being formed on the inner surfacesof the said bars.

in the one-piece form of my rail clamp, shown at A in Fig. 22 and 22",the two angle bars am- X are bolted or otherwis ljustably fastened tothe web of the T-barl so as to allow the cluth faces on the inner facesor surfaces of the ar bars to be drawn up tight and locked and internuagainst corresponding sides oi.

but piece rail clamp, and therai ed to the rail base by loo or othermeans of adjus in Fig. the tie islormed of two cnanne irons X and Xconnected by bolls, "iv'cts or the rails in positionwhere the same aresub' ject to being moved-such as switch fastenings, attaching cranerails to crane girders, attachingmembers to I-beams, rolled or othershapes.

In making use of my invention I wish to have it. further understood thatwhereas the drawings show clutch deformations running longitudmally and.vertically only, I do not confine this application to clutch deformations running in these directions alone, but said clutch deformationsmaybe made to run in any direction found desirable or at any angle.

' In making use of my invention, I wish to have it further understoodthat whereas these drawings accompanying these specifihave been appliedto the securing of railroad rails to their subj acent bed, and do notclaim this broadly.

By means of my invention a permanent railroad tie or roadbed. may beemployed and any width of base or flange of rail may be. used and thegage maintained, or the gage itself may be changed if desired and thedevices and ties be used repeatedly and for any length of time withoutthe necessity of renewal.

' I claim:

1. A railfastening, consisting of a rail supporting member having a slotrunning transversely to the rail with the adjacent vertical faces ofsaid slot wrought into clutch formations and a rail clamp withcorresponding clutch formations fitting between and interlooking withboth of said opposite clutch formations of the rail supporting member.

2. A rail fastening, consisting of a rail supporting member having aslot running transversely to the rail with the adjacent vertical faces,of said slot wrought into clutch formations, and a compound rail clampmade in two parts, each having on its exterior side clutch formations"corresponding to the clutch formations of the adjacent side of thesupporting member,said compound rail clamp being provided withinterlocking means and fitting between and interlocking with both ofsaid opposite clutch formations of the rail supporting member.

3. A rail fastening, consisting of a rail supporting member having aslot running transversely to the rail with the adjacent vertical jfacesof said slot wrought intoclutch formae tions, and a two-part rail clamp,one part 1 being formed with clutch formations of alooking direction,and a rail clamp having on its opposite sides clutch formatlons fittingbetween and interlocking with the clutch formations dfJooth the railsupporting members.

5. A rail fastening, consisting of a rail supporting member having aslot running transversely to the rail with the adjacent vertical facesof said slot wrought into clutch formations, said rail supporting memberbeing also divided intotwo parts with one overlappin the other with arabbeted joint, and a rai clamp with clutch formations fitting betweenand interlocking with both of said opposite clutchformat-ions of therail supporting member.

6. A rail fastening, consisting of a rail sup porting member having aslot running transversely to the rail with the adjacent vertical facesof said slot wrought into clutch formations, said rail supporting memberbeing also divided into two parts with one overlapping the other with arabbeted joint, and a rail clamp with clutch formations fitting betweenand interlocking with both of said opposite clutch formations of therail supporting member, and a composite base arranged beneath the railsupporting member.

7. A rail'fastemng, comprising a rail su port having an opening runningtransverse y to the rail with clutch formations on both the oppositefaces of the said opening, and a compound rail-clamp composed of twomembers, one of the same having an external clutch'face slidable in onedirection into the clutch faces of one side of the opening and lockingin the other direction, and the other member having clutch facesslfidable into the clutch faces of the-other side of the opening by amovement at right angles to the sliding movement of the other member,one of said members having anoverhanging lug for' overlapping the rail.base. 8. A rail fastening, comprising a rail su port having an openingrunning transverse y to the rail with clutch formations 011 both theoppositefaces of the said opening, and a compound rail clamp composed oftwo mem bers, one of the same having an external clutch face slidable inone direction into theclutch faces of one side of the opening andlocking in t-he'other direction, and the other 30 senses member havingclutch faces slidable into the clutch faces of the other side of theopening by a movement at right angles to the sliding movement of theothenmember, one of the said members having an overhanging lug foroverlapping the rail base, and means for locking the two members of thecompound clamp against separation from each other.

9. A rail fastening, comprising a rail support having an opening runningtransversely to the rail with clutch formations on both the oppositesides or faces of the said opening, and a compound rail clamp composedof two members, one of the same having an external clutch face slidablein one direction into the clutch faces of one side of the opening andlocking in the other direction, and the other member having clutch facesslidable into the clutch faces'of the other side of the opening by amovement at right angles to the sliding movement of the other member,one of the said members having an overhanging lug for overlapping therail base, means for locking the two members of the compound clampagainst separation from each other in horizontal direction, andIDQELHS'fOI looking them tion in vertical direction.

10. A rail f "ening comprising a tivmpart rail clamp, ibined with railsupport slotted transversely to the rail and having clutch faces 1 boththe innersides of the slot, the ti. 's of We rail clamp having clutchfaces l l with both clutch faces of i longitudina iustable th t j to therail,

11. it ran r comprising a tJO-i rail clamp, ibined with a rail supuopslotted transversely to the rail and haviru clutch faces or both theinner sides of ti e slot, the two 1 of the rail clamp ha clutch far ii"nngrvith both the faces of the SiOL- and vertically ad;. r- 1 thereintransversely t against separa to the rail an the inner sides f the railclamp h: i with both the cl 'itudinally and v ransversely ti. c :ingfprmed in clutch faces an both the inner sides of the vslot, the two parof the rail clamp having .clutch faces lnterlockmg with both the clutchfaces of the slot and longitudinally adjustable therein transversely tothe rail, the rail support being formed into separable parts fastenedtogether, and one of the clamp sections being formed with anunderlapping lug housed Within the joint of the two-part rail support.

'port having an opening running transverse y to the rail with horizontalclutch formations on one side of the opening and vertical clutchformations on the other side o the opening, and a compound rail clampcomposed of tyre interlocking members, one having vertical clutchformations on its outer side and the. other having horizontal clutchformations on the out-er side.

15. A rail fastening comprising a two-part rail clamp, combined with arail support slotted transversely to the rail and having clutch faces onboth the inner sides of the slot,the two parts of the rail clamp havingfaces of the slot and longitudinally and verti cally adjustable the-reintransversely to the rail, the rail support being formed in two separableparts fastened together, and a railroad tie arranged beneath the twopart rail support, and'a fastening for securing the two parts of therail support to each other and also to the subjacent tie or roadbed.

3%. it. rail fastening comprising a two-part rail clamp, combined with arail support slotted transversely to the rail and having clutch faces onboth the inner faces of the slot, the two parts of the rail clamp havingclutch faces interlocking with the clutch of the slot and longitudinallyand vertically adjustable therein transversely to the rail, the clutchfaces of the two members of the two-part clamp having a slidableconformation right angles to each other and the clutch faces on bothsides of the opening in the rail support being exactly alike.

'27. A rail fastening comprising a two-part ail clamp combined with arail support otted transversely to the rail andhaving ilar clutch faceson both sides of the s slot, each with interlocking grooves atrightangles, one of the rail clamp members having vertical clutch formationson both of. its parallel sides interlocking the clutch formations onboth sides of the slot, and

rail clamp member having-hon ns-on one side interlc slot only, and meansfor locking the clamp members together.

18. A rail fastening comprising a r port having an opening running transtot-he rail With clutch formations o the opposite faces of said opening,one clutch formations bein horizontal and clutch faces interlocking withthe clutch other vertical, and a rai clamp, one side face 14. A railfastening, comprising a rail su ofthe same bearing against andintermeshing and interlocking with the face of the slot opening havingclutch formations running in ace a horizontal direction, and the otherside of the said clamp bearing against and interlocking and intermeshingwith; the other face running in a vertical of the slot opening, havinclutch formations direction, said rail clamphaving an overhanging lugoverlapping the base of the rail, and means for ad- ]usting and lockingthe faces of the said slot openin against the faces of the said clamp.

20. rail fastening comprising a clamp,

with opposite clutch faces, combined with a rail support slottedtransversely to the rail,

said slot being formed by two separate railsupporting sections connectedtogether, and,

. having clutch faces on both the inner faces of said slot, the railclamp having clutch faces interlocking and intermeshing nith the clutchfaces of the slot and longitudinally and vertically adjustable thereintransversely to the rail.

- 21. A rail fastening comprising a rail clamp, combined with a railsupp rt slotted transversely to the rail, and hav ng clutch faces onboth the inner faces of the said slot,

, the rail clamp having clutch faces interlockmg and interineshing withthe clutch faces of the slot and-longitudinally and vertically 7adjustable therein transversely to the rail, the rail support beingformed in two arts separable from each other and bolte to gether.

- 22. A rail fastening, comprising a rail support having an openingrunning transversely senses to the rail with horizontal clutchformations on one side of the opening, and vertical clutch formations onthe other side of the opening, and a rail clamp, one'side face of thesaid rail clamp having vertical lutch forum-- tions, and the other sideof i118- fa'ce of said clamp having horizontal clutch format-ions, eachmatching anc interlocking with and internieshing with their respectivesides of the clutch faces of the slot opening next to the-same.

23. 1h rail fastening com )rising a rail clamp having opposite clutcfaces, combined with a rail support slotted transversely to the rail-andhaving clutch faces on both the inner faces. of the slot, the two sidefaces of the said rail clamp having clutch faces interlocking with theclutch faces of the slot and longitudinally and vertically adjustabletherein transversely to the rail, the rail sup port being formed in twoseparable parts fastened together, and a railroad tie arranged beneaththe two-part rail support, and means for securing the two-parts of therail support to each other and also to the subjacent tie or roadbed.

2 1-. A rail fastening comprising a rail clamp, having opposite clutchfaces combined with a rail support slotted transversely to the rail andhaving clutch faces on bot-l1 the inner faces of the slot, the railclanip having its clutch faces interlocking and internieshing with theclutch faces of the slot and longitudinally and vertically adjustabletherein transversely to the rail, and the clntchfaces of the two-sidesrespectively of the rail clamp having inserting conformations at rightangles to each other, and the clutch faces on both sides ofthe slotopening in the rail support being exactlyalike.

Subscribed and sworn to this fifth day of November, A. 1)., 1907'.

OLIVER A. HALL.

Ni tnesses V EMILE W. HICKOK, WILLIAM ARTHUR.

